La Cerrillana

With the skirt
and braids
long I saw you pass by
Right there to my dark horse
in the courtyard
I made him scratch

I got off the horse
I got close to
shoot
with my soul on edge
my beautiful black woman I saw you dance

How to forget you, Cerrillo
if because of you
I have a woman
brown woman from the hills
with soul and life I will sing to you
every carnival I will take you to Cerrillo

Then we continued
we danced zambas
together without rest
amidst the fireworks
and carnival streamers

Ash Wednesday
saw us pass by covered in flour
and on the back of my dark horse
then to my ranch
we went

How to forget you, Cerrillo
if because of you
I have a woman
brown woman from the hills
with soul and life I will sing to you
every carnival I will take you to Cerrillo